cg2 consulting - Consulting and Training Services for Educational Institutions

cg2 consulting - Creative Problem Solving. "The only way most people recognize their limitations is by trespassing on them." -- Thomas Morris, Chairman, Morris Institute for Human Values


	The mission of cg² consulting is to help its education clients manage legal and compliance issues more effectively by preventing problems through education, training and development and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures.

The firm’s areas of expertise include:

	Organizational design and restructuring;
	Academic governance and management (including tenure);
	Board relations and governance;
	Training on legal, human resources and academic management issues;
	Legal audits of governance and employment policies and practices;
	Interim management.

cg² consulting has experience* providing colleges and schools with individualized on-site training for managers and staff regarding the following topics:

	Higher education law;
	School law;
	Sexual harassment policies and procedures and prevention strategies;
	Best practices in faculty selection, promotion, tenure and post-tenure review;
	Board structure and governance.

cg² consulting has experience* providing individualized assistance and sound professional management advice to managers of schools and colleges in the following areas, among others:

	Evaluation and resolution of difficult personnel matters, including issues relating to the performance of presidents and senior officials;
	Investigation and resolution of claims of harassment or discrimination;
	Development and implementation of drug testing policies;
	Development and revision of employment policies and handbooks;
	Evaluation of the implementation of employment policies and procedures;
	Evaluation of disability access issues under the ADA or Section 504;
	Evaluation of gender equity in athletic programs and other gender discrimination issues under Title IX;
	Review of faculty policies and procedures in light of prevailing industry practices and potential for legal and other conflicts;
	Evaluation of university governance, board structure and board relationships.

Ms. Gastañaga has served as an expert witness on faculty hiring policies and procedures and on sexual harassment policies and procedures.

*CG² Consulting generally works with local school or college counsel in providing these services, although Ms. Gastañaga is a lawyer and may be retained separately as such. She is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.